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14. Have inoculated in Victoria over 7,000 head of cattle, with the hest results ; have 

 paddocked and yarded cattle that were inoculated twelve montha before with other cattle 

 in all ttages of the disease, and never knew infection take place when the cattle 

 were properly done. It requires much experience in selecting the proper virus to 

 inoculate successfully ; and if cattle are eil'ectually inoculated, they will never take 

 pleuro a second time. All our cattle are inoculated. If the virus is procurable in the 

 district, we always inoculate our calves at time of branding. We generally keep a 

 supply of setons on hand for our calves ; these setons we soak in virus, place them 

 soaking wet on a tin, and dry them in the oven very slowly, then place them in a 

 bottle, and hermetically seal. We find they are as good at six months, or even nine 

 months, as the virus just from the lung. 



15. Most decidedly. 



51. 



1. May, 1864. 



3. 250 head. 



4. One beast showing symptoms. 



5. Over two months. 



13. About 4 per cent, died from excessive swelling after inoculation ; no means tried 

 to prevent. 



13. All inoculated lived except the percentage above. 



14. I fuUy approve of the inoculation, and think the cattle do much better after. 



15. I do. 



52. 



1. August, 1864. 



3. 330. 



4. The cattle were diseased when inoculated. I should say there were about 3 per cent. 



showing symptoms of the disease. 



5. About a month elapsed from the time I first observed the disease in the herd until 



I inoculated. 



12. No deaths within my knowledge occurred from excessive swelling ; about 7 per cent, 

 were affected with excessive swelhng. When the animal's tail became swollen and b'ack, 

 I cut off the discoloiu-ed portion, which, in all cases, had the desired effect. When the 

 swelling appeared in any other portion of the body, I scarified in such a way that the 

 matter which came from one wovmd did not enter the other, which in every case 

 reheved the animal. 



13. The result of inoculation in my herd was the total disappearance of the disease. After 

 the cattle had recovered from the effects of the inoculation, they improved in condition. 



14. I consider that inoculation is the only preventative for pleiu-o-pneumonia. All my cattle 

 ■which were inoculated were exposed as much as possible to the infection ; many of them 

 running amongst a diseased herd, and in no case, witliin my knowledge, did any of them 

 which were inoculated take the disease. I had a few head of cattle which were not 

 inoculated, and they took the disease and died. Great care shoidd be taken in getting the 

 virus. The animal from which it is taken should be free from any other organic disease. 

 The virus should be of a straw coloiu*, or resemble sherry wine, and ought not be used 

 after forty-eight hours, and in some cases less. When the virus begins to putrify, it only 

 injures the animal. After the virus is taken from the lung, it should not be exposed to 

 the air only as little as possible. When using, another vessel should be kept, in which 

 no more than is sufficient for present use ought to be put. Some inoculate without 

 this prccaxition, but I consider it necessary. I have known many cattle killed by 

 careless inoculation. I have known hundreds of cattle to die from disease, because 

 owners did not, or would not, believe in inoculation. 



15. I consider that an Act should be passed making inoculation compubory upon all owners 



of cattle. 



53. 



1. About 1864. 



3. About 600. 



4. About 5 per cent, showing symptoms. 



5. About three months. 



12. 1 per cent, died from excessive swelling in the tails, from having been neglected, i.e., 

 through not cutting it off before the swelling reached the body. Cutting the tails is 

 the only remedy I know of to stop the swelling. 



13. The cattle became in fine condition immediately after inoculation. 



14. I highly approve of inoculation, as it gives power over the disease by cutting off tho 

 tail ; wlicreas if taken in a natural way in tho lung, it is impossible to give any relief to 

 the beast. 1 have observed some of my cattle affected a second time, but in a very mild 

 form, and no deaths. My opinion is, that inoculation should be compulsory, and make 

 it ao indictable offence to inoculate except with ^proper virus. 



